Chapter 207 Anticipation
Jiang Yan wasn't angry when his wife scolded him; he just chuckled. But he was a man of his word, and if he said something, he would do it.
Jiang Cheng then said to Jiang Xuan, "Xuan'er, what are your thoughts on your future? Speaking of which, you and Zhi'er were sent to the academy to study when you were young, and you spent very little time at home. Your mother and I both feel guilty about this, but we are very gratified to see that you are both so successful."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Father, Mother, you're overthinking it. If it weren't for you, my third brother and I wouldn't be where we are today. We owe our success to you both. We're often away from home and can't be there to enjoy your company. We've let you down."
Jiang Zhi also said, "Yes, now we can finally hold our heads high and bring glory to our Jiang family. Fortunately, we have not let down our parents' upbringing."
As Jiang's mother smiled, tears almost welled up in her eyes: "Oh, you are all good children, you are all promising. Your father and I are very happy. As long as you are well, your father and I are fine with anything."
Jiang Zhi was deeply moved: "Father, Mother, I plan to continue my studies and take the exam this year. Now that I've come this far, I would have great regrets if I didn't finish. If I can achieve even greater success and get into the top three, that would bring honor to our family."
Hearing his son's lofty ambition, Jiang Cheng was very happy: "Good, good! It's a blessing for our Jiang family that you have such ambition. No matter what the final result is, your father is already very satisfied."
Jiang Zhi quickly added, "Me too. I think the same as my second brother. I will continue to take the exam. This time I didn't beat my second brother and only got second place. Next time I will definitely beat my second brother."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's work together and see if you're ahead of me next time, or I'm ahead of you."
Seeing her two sons so ambitious, Jiang Cheng was very pleased, and Jiang's mother was also overjoyed.
Seeing her three daughters-in-law laughing along, Jiang's mother asked, "Stop laughing, all of you. Although we are all women, we can also plan for our future. What are your thoughts?"
Liu He said shyly, "I hope I can give the Jiang family a son as soon as possible."
Jiang's mother smiled and said, "There's no rush for these things. It's all about fate. Even if it's not a son, a daughter would be fine too. I like girls."
Liang Lan also said, "My sister-in-law and I share the same idea: to be filial to our parents-in-law, and it would be even better if we could have a son or daughter."
Su Yindi touched her belly and smiled lovingly: "I only hope that the baby in my belly will be healthy. I will be content as long as I take good care of him in the future."
Jiang Zhi touched his wife's belly, his face full of happiness: "Although I didn't outperform my second brother in the exam, I'm happier than him in this respect."
Everyone smiled kindly. Jiang Cheng then looked at his beloved daughter, his tone becoming much gentler: "Honey, what are your thoughts?"
Jiang Mi had many ideas, and she went through them one by one: "I hope to open a few more restaurants this year, preferably one in the capital, and also open a soap shop, to expand and strengthen the business. I want more people to know about our Jiang Family Restaurant."
Everyone was stunned by Jiang Mi's words. None of them had expected that Jiang Mi would have such lofty ambitions; it was something they had never even considered.
Su Yindi swallowed hard: "The capital? My goodness, that's where high-ranking officials and nobles live. Even if you have money, you might not be able to get in. Honey, you really dare to dream. I wouldn't even dare to dream of it."
Mother Jiang also said, "Yes, it's possible to open more restaurants, but opening one in the capital is probably impossible in this lifetime. In any case, it's good to have ideas and a goal to strive for. Let's work hard together."
Seeing that everyone found it unbelievable and thought her idea was impossible, Jiang Mi stopped talking. Some things can't be proven by words alone, but by actions.
The family enjoyed their reunion dinner together with great joy; it had been a rare moment of peace and happiness for them all.
With only three days left until the Lunar New Year, Jiang Mi still insists on keeping her restaurant open. Occasionally, people will come in for a drink, but most of them buy alcohol to take home.
Jiang Mi gave each of the shop's employees and chefs a small purse containing their New Year's allowance. She paid them double their wages for the month.
The workers were overjoyed to receive their wages. Not only did they earn more money each month working for Jiang's restaurant, but they also received an extra month's pay during the Chinese New Year, and even received many nice gifts from the owner.
"I feel embarrassed by how generous my employer is. I will definitely work even harder for my employer next year."
"Yes, I've done so much work, and this is the first time I've met such a good employer. As long as the employer doesn't fire me, I'll work my ass off for the employer from now on."
Jiang Mi smiled and said that if you want to make money, you have to have a big vision and broaden your horizons. You can't just focus on the small profits in front of you, and you can't cut your employees' pay. Only when your employees are satisfied can they have the energy to work and be loyal to you.
"You all go home and have a good New Year. That way, we'll have more energy to work after the New Year. Let's work together to make the restaurant famous."
The workers and chefs were in high spirits. Each of them took ten catties of meat and two jugs of wine with them when they left. As they walked down the street, people cast envious glances at them.
"Look, working for the Jiang family is so great! The monthly salary is already quite high, and they give so many things for the New Year. They're really rich and powerful. I want to go too."
"Don't even think about it. They don't just take anyone. It's mainly because the Jiang family is good. They've done so many good deeds for our Shushan County. Have you forgotten that the Liu family is also very rich? They're very stingy with their own workers. They wish those workers would work for them for free for a lifetime. Forget about giving them anything, it's good enough if they can just pay them their monthly wages on time."
"Yes, people are so kind. When will I be so lucky?"
People on the street were praising the Jiang family when the system's voice suddenly rang in Jiang Mi's mind.
[Host's mission complete, Good Woman Value increased by 10.]
Jiang Mi was completely bewildered. She hadn't done anything wrong, so how did her "good woman value" increase?
"What mission? There haven't been any missions lately, have I forgotten something?" Is this for real?
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